OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Sinks As Economic Optimism Fades - Wall Street Journal

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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Crude futures gave back the previous day's gains and then some Friday, plunging as investors questioned the significance of an increase in U.S. gross domestic product when so many individual components of the economy are still struggling. Light, sweet crude for December delivery settled $2.87, or 3.6%, lower at $77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude on the ICE futures exchange settled $2.84, or 3.6%, lower at $75.20 a barrel.

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